great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
exactly; precisely; (arch.) correct; (arch.) right; (arch.) greater (of equal court ranks); (arch.) upper
left-hand radical of a character
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
everything; every affair (matter); all things
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
center of a noh stage; Shōchū era (1324.12.9-1326.4.26)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
wife and children; (arch.) wife
New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
silver wedding (anniversary); 25th wedding anniversary
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
paper patch attached to something; paper backing; sticker; notice; poster
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
product; produce; result; fruit
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
child (esp. one of elementary school age or younger)
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to (a place); until (a time)
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of